Product design is one of the most important sectors influencing global sustainability, as
almost all the products consumed by people are outputs of the product development …

This paper aims to describe and analyse the main characteristics of articles on reverse
logistics published in the production and operations management field, in order to determine …

The two-volume Encyclopedia of Supramolecular Chemistry offers authoritative, centralized
information on a rapidly expanding interdisciplinary field. User-friendly and high-quality …

Industry has grown to recognize the value of disassembly processes across a wide range of
products. Increasing legislation that may soon require mandatory recycling of many post …

In this contribution, the peculiarities of establishing a closed-loop supply chain (CLSC) are
presented, based on an example considering the end-of-life vehicle (ELV) treatment in …

Closed-loop supply chain activities such as remanufacturing, recycling, dismantling for
spare parts, and reverse logistics have helped many companies tap into new revenue …

Purpose: This paper describes the current status of waste electrical and electronic
equipment recycling and disposal in Europe, and its impact on the environment, human …

Abstract The European Union directive for electric and electronic waste, published in 2003,
enforced all European countries to meet some targets concerning the recycling and recovery …

Due to growing environmental concern and increasing awareness among customers,
reverse supply chain (RSC) has received much attention among researchers and …

In this paper we study how industry should strategically respond to imposed producer
responsibility by regulation such as the WEEE-directive. Product eco-design covers both …